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Poster:	guyzilla	Date:	February 26, 2012 06:14:59pm
Forum:	classic_tv	Subject:	Re: Are those 'fall preview' things I uploaded really public domain?

It's my understanding that though the COMPILATION itself may be copyrighted, the clips you extract from them probably aren't. It should be okay. Anyone else care to weigh in?

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Poster:	The_Emperor_Of_Television	Date:	February 26, 2012 07:40:42pm
Forum:	classic_tv	Subject:	Re: Are those 'fall preview' things I uploaded really public domain?

I got it the wrong way around.

I'm not talking about my "compilation of classic TV footage" videos. I make 'em, and I donate each to the public domain (I am very careful about them. I don't use clips from "Coke Time", for example, since the musical compositions are copyrighted, even though the show itself is public domain).

I am referring to the vintage fall-preview specials, such as this:
http://www.archive.org/details/NBC1969isGood

They lack copyright notice and don't seem to have been registered for copyright (could someone check?), but they contain clips from copyrighted shows.

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Poster:	guyzilla	Date:	February 27, 2012 12:21:33am
Forum:	classic_tv	Subject:	Re: Are those 'fall preview' things I uploaded really public domain?

I don't think you have too much to worry about. Fall previews are essentially extended length commercials to get the public interested in their shows. It's not the same as uploading episodes of the shows themselves. I don't see NBC throwing a fit about using a preview of shows from 1969.